Well said! I couldn't agree more. TonyZ
On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Jim Isaacs <[email protected]> wrote: > This 'dispute' has been going on for over 20+ years, and has gone basically > nowhere. > > Calling a sports team the Indians is no different than calling them the > Fighting Irish, the Buccaneers, the Steelers, Deamon Deacons, Boiler Makers, > Musketeers, etc... > > If anything being a mascot for something is more of an honor rather than > being demeaning. It is a symbol if pride for one's heritage. > > I went to grade school in Ohio, and played for the team the Red Raiders. > This is not going to change anytime soon. > > Even though I don't thing it matters, the character in the logo is never > anything other than running or standing. > It could be anyone or anything. The only reason why it is a person that > looks like that is because it doesn't make sense to be anything else. > > Also it doesn't make Apache's logo that much different just because they > went with a feather rather than a actual Apache. > --------------- > *Jim Isaacs* > 614.228.3069 > 52 E 41st Place, Apt. 7 > San Mateo, CA 94403 > http://jidd.jimisaacs.com > > > > > On Oct 8, 2010, at 9:06 AM, Zachary Krebs wrote: > > Please consider removing it or changing it. For some context, there is a > huge dispute in N. America about people using Native American > symbols/logos/caricatures in popular culture to demean or otherwise > insinuate that indigenous people are fast, quirky, half-witted, lesser-than, > etc. The entire idea of naming web servers after Native People (for no > reason) and then having logos from their cultural background makes little > sense. Perhaps you could consider redesigning your logo to use something > other than a caricature of a person? Also posted this to the Hiawatha forum, > which has a similar issue. > > http://www.hiawatha-webserver.org/forum/topic/686 > > Sincerely, > > Zachary Krebs > > Voice:(541) 708-1163 > Skype: ZacharyKrebs > > > _______________________________________________ > Cherokee mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.octality.com/listinfo/cherokee > > > > _______________________________________________ > Cherokee mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.octality.com/listinfo/cherokee > >
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